Giovanni Rasponi (1646–1714) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì (1689–1714).[1]
Most Reverend Giovanni Rasponi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Forlì | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Forlì |
| In office | 1689–1714 |
| Predecessor | Claudio Ciccolini |
| Successor | Tommaso Torelli |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 February 1689 |
| Consecration | 20 March 1689 by Flavio Chigi (seniore) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1646 |
| Died | 31 August 1714 (age 68) |
Biography
editGiovanni Rasponi was born in Ravenna, Italy and ordained a priest on 27 Feb 1689.[2] On 28 Feb 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Forlì.[1][2] On 20 Mar 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Flavio Chigi (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Forlì until his death on 31 Aug 1714.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Andrea Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1690).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 204. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Rasponi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links
edit- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Forlì–Bertinoro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Forlì–Bertinoro (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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